Anidesh Chuli | 2025 W Face-N Ridge
A France expedition to Anidesh Chuli in 2025 via W Face-N Ridge, led by Benjamin Vedrines. Summit reached on 26th September 2025. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
Change history — how this expedition, its members and references have changed between database releases.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1687 |
| Imported | 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980 |
| Expedition ID | ANID25301 |
| Peak ID | ANID |
| Year | 2025 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face-N Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Benjamin Vedrines |
| Sponsor | French Anidesh Chuli (White Wave) Expedition 2025 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 1st |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Taplejung->Ghunsa->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2025-09-06 |
| Summit Date | 2025-09-26 |
| Summit Time | 1015 |
| Summit Days | 20 |
| Total Days | 42 |
| Termination Date | 2025-10-18 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6808 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 160 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Summited Jannu East (JANE-253-01) |
| Campsites | BC(06/09,4700m),Biv(25/09,5500m),Smt(26/09) |
| Route Notes | • ANID: first ascent by the West Face and North Ridge. In late Sept, the weather was still complex to deal with. On the 20th of Sept, the duet aimed to try for the peak on the day after, but it didn’t feel right as they were walking up to its camp under the rain and they finally renounced. A few days later, the weather forecaster (French Yann Giezendanner) announced a window of half a day for the 26th of Sept, with rain expected for the end of the afternoon... Yet short, the duet felt confident/secure in this short window to go for a try. 25 Sept: from BC, approach and bivouac at a small lake at 5500m afoot of the West Face. 26 Sept: started from lake camp at 2:50 am. West Face section negotiated straight. Then the North Ridge got generally more delicate to deal with, the duet facing inconsistent (unprotectable) snow for which they got tight roped with 60m of distance; it was hard to pass the rope on any mushroom/snow pinnacle to get some minimal protection. Out of this, only one (harder) pitch got luckily protectable! The duet first reached the east summit at 10:05, then the main one at 10:15 approximately. The climb on the North Ridge plus arrival to the tops got fully covered by drone footage. Then the climbers descended by paragliders to the base camp, reaching the latter at 10:30. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Annapurna Foothills |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | JANE25301 |
| Checksum | 2463825 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face-n ridge |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Charles Elie Vedrines | M | 1992 | France | Leader | Briancon, Hautes-Alpes, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Paul Aristide Jean | M | 1998 | France | Climber | Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | Ski instructor & carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.